Kim Metoua, St. Peter-St. Paul: 'Just say no' to drugs

Whitney Houston sings beautifully. She was one of the best-selling artists during the 1980s and 1990s. Everyone loved the beautiful and talented Whitney Houston. Sadly, Whitney Houston died on Saturday, Feb. 11. She was only 48 years old. It is very sad that someone so young and talented has died from drug use.

Whitney Houston took drugs for many years. Drugs played a part in her death. She became unconscious while taking a bath and investigators say she had drug prescriptions in her hotel suite. Drugs are a terrible thing. It is the worst thing on earth. Drugs kill many people and destroy many families. I wish there were no drugs.

Drugs affect my community in many ways. It hurts many people. It makes them do terrible things like robbing and stealing to get money for more drugs. Eventually, many people end up dying. As you read what happened to Whitney Houston, you can see that drugs are no good. So listen to this important saying, “Just say no!”

Kim wrote an essay after reading about the news of Whitney Houston’s death in the Staten Island Advance.